Bretteville-le-Rabet tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Falaise at 16 km from Bretteville-le-Rabet
Visit Bretteville-le-Rabet: highlights and tourist information
Bretteville-le-Rabet is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bretteville-le-Rabet in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 16 km and Caen at 19 km.
Bretteville-le-Rabet, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Falaise
at 16 km (direction south-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Caen
at 19 km (direction north-north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 27 km (direction east-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Cambremer
at 27 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 31 km (direction north-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction north-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Creully
at 35 km (direction north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Argentan
at 36 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 38 km (direction north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
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Lisieux
at 38 km (direction east-north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
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Lisieux Basilica
Church at 38 km (direction east-north-east)The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...
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Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 40 km (direction east-north-east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
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Map of places to visit near Bretteville-le-Rabet
Markets in and near Bretteville-le-Rabet
- Falaise: market Saturday (15km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (15km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (16km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (17km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (17km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (18km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (19km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (21km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (27km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Bretteville-le-Rabet, France
What to do at Bretteville-le-Rabet? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bretteville-le-Rabet.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (24km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (19km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (35km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (35km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (36km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (14km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (36km)
- Boutemont (39km)
- Plantbessin (44km)
- Sassy (44km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (18km)
- Rochers des Parcs (19km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (20km)
- Pegasus Bridge (24km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (31km)
- Touques (44km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (36km)
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (45km)
Geography and distances
Bretteville-le-Rabet is in the north of France at 19 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Bretteville-le-Rabet is 192 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Bretteville-le-Rabet
from Caen (prefecture): 19 km
from Paris: 192 km
from Calais: 262 km
from Nice: 826 km
from Bordeaux: 466 km
from Strasbourg: 588 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Bretteville-le-Rabet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bretteville-sur-Laize, Cauvicourt, Cintheaux, Estrees-la-Campagne, Fierville-Bray, Fontaine-le-Pin, Gouvix, Grainville-Langannerie, Moulines, Ouilly-le-Tesson, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson, Saint-Sylvain, Soignolles, Soumont-Saint-Quentin and Urville.
This page in French: Visiter Bretteville-le-Rabet